BEST IN CLASS: MINIVANS

Honda Odyssey LX
Sticker Price: $26,925
Dealer cost: $24,470
New Car Blue Book Value: $25,579
Five-year service cost: $3,337
One-year insurance cost: $1,257
Resale value after 3 years: 54% -- 5 years: 37%
City: 16 mpg -- Highway: 23 mpg

Stellar resale values help the Odyssey edge out the Toyota Sienna for Best in Class. The up-to-eight-passenger people mover also has scads of storage space and top-tier safety.

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